Table 4.
Details of the reference test for studies included for systematic review
| Author, year | Reference test | Autopsy standards | Person(s) performing reference test, experience | Blinded to antenatal clinical history | Blinded to index (ultrasound) test results | Median time between imaging or delivery and autopsy |
| Prodhomme et al, 201510 | Conventional autopsy | Not stated | Pathologists, experience not quantified | No | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tuchtan et al, 201819 | Conventional autopsy | Societé française de foetopathologie (SOFFoeT, France) guidelines | Pathologists, experience not quantified | No | Yes | Not stated |
| Votino et al, 201820 | Conventional autopsy | Societé française de foetopathologie (SOFFoeT, France) guidelines | Pathologists with 20 years of experience | No | Yes | 1 day from US to autopsy (1 hour–2 days) |
| Kang et al, 201917 | Conventional autopsy or minimally invasive autopsy | Conventional autopsy guidelines (SOFFoeT and Royal College of Pathologists) Or Minimally invasive endoscopic methods described by Sebire N et al, 2012 |
Paediatric pathologists, >15 years of experience | No | Yes | 5 days from delivery to autopsy (0–47 days) |